Le petit château de Victor Hugo à Gentilly, D.3483, Georges-Henri Manesse, En 1916

Author(s): manesse, georges-henri (rouen, 29–01–1854 - 1942), designer production date: in 1916 type(s) of object(s): drawing, graphic arts name(s): drawing dimensions - artwork: height: 31. 2cm width: 23. 9cm marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: signature of the performer - lower right in watercolor: "h. Manesse" inscription - bottom right, in pencil: "chateau de vitor hugo 1823 / gentilly", on the back and in pencil, in contemporary writing: "gentilly / turret built by queen blanche of castile in the 8th century?? / received a visit from henri ii & françois i / inhabited by diane de poitiers. The banister / of the staircase of the tourelle forms 2. / victor hugo got engaged there in 1823. / watercolor by h manesse 1916" stamp - black ink stamp: "musee carnavalet" iconographic description: courtyard of a house mode of acquisition: purchase date of acquisition: 30–04–1917 institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris inventory number: d. 3483. Date: En 1916.